Enrichment & Special Interest Cruises
Swan Hellenic's Enrichment Voyages entice the palate, intrigue the mind
and set the imagination soaring. Explore great wines and guided excursions
to renowned vineyards with Swan Hellenic's Wine Series. Explore the artistry
of their Culinary Series with Relais & Châteaux. Perfect your
game both onboard and ashore with the Silver Links® Golf Program.
Embark on a cultural journey of discovery with a complimentary Swan Hellenic
Experience®. Or choose from one of their many other adventures.
Wine Series
On special Wine Series voyages, enjoy enlightening guest lectures, tastings
of vintage blends and optional guided excursions to renowned wineries and
cellars. On every cruise, experience the innovative Wine Restaurant by
Relais & Châteaux - Saletta aboard Silver Cloud and Silver
Wind and Le Champagne aboard Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper.
Enhancing the exceptional wine offerings that are part of every Swan Hellenic
itinerary, a Wine Series voyage creates an unforgettable and enriching
experience at sea.
Relais & Chateaux Culinary Series
Engage your palate with sumptuous feasts by the world's leading
chefs or toast the bouquet of a fine wine, and delight in the pleasures
of Swan Hellenic's specialised voyages as they enhance the extensive
array of outstanding culinary and wine events offered fleetwide on every
cruise.
Savour their series of Culinary Arts voyages as you join the world's
leading chefs embodying the finest gastronomic traditions for displays
of culinary finesse, lectures and a grand gourmet dinner. Attend an inspiring
Relais & Châteaux cooking demonstration presented by distinguished
onboard chefs, learn select secrets of La Terrazza's success from
their signature chef and be entertained by the galley sous chefs as they
showcase their skills in a dynamic cooking competition. With the Summer
2006 introduction of the Viking Cooking School Aboard Swan Hellenic, you can
don your own apron and join each ship's own Executive Chef for hands-on
instruction in creating culinary delights. Designed exclusively for Swan Hellenic,
each Viking Cooking Theatre provides a state-of-the-art platform to best
present the expert tips and techniques of the world's great gourmands.
Swan Hellenic Experience
You have arrived at a Swan Hellenic Experience, a special cultural journey
offered with Swan Hellenic's compliments.
Imagine travelling at dusk through the Namib Desert, sand dunes as far
as the eye can see. You hear the distinctive beat of African drums. As
the music grows louder, over the next crest you come upon a vast white
tent, glowing from the light of bonfires. Tables dressed in white cloths
are laden with food. A waiter greets you with a refreshing drink. You have
arrived at a Swan Hellenic Experience,® a special cultural journey offered
on selected itineraries with the compliments of Swan Hellenic. Whether it is
an evening of local food and entertainment, a tour featuring spectacular
scenery or dinner in an unusual setting, every one of the Swan Hellenic Experiences
is unique, dramatic and enlightening.
Art
Swan Hellenic offers private tours of the world's best museums - Italy's
Uffizi Gallery, the Alexandria National Museum in Egypt, Russia's
Hermitage and the open-air museums of Trogir in Croatia and Easter Island.
Whilst a night at the ballet tops the must-do list of travellers aboard
Swan Hellenic's summer voyages to Russia. From the rose-red city of Petra
to Sydney's iconic Opera House. From the temples of Bagan to India's
Taj Mahal. The wonders of the world's most famous architectural works
come to life with fascinating detail, enhanced by the knowledgeable insight
of a private Swan Hellenic guide.
Swan Hellenic's devotion to encircling guests in a world rich with artistic
experiences follows through to a carefully crafted onboard entertainment
series that showcases international celebrities as well as regional artists
and expert guest lecturers - enriching the voyage destination through
the mediums of music, dance, painting, sculpture and more.
Cultural
What makes a culture unique? What traditions do a nation's people
celebrate and how do their beliefs differ from our own?
Swan Hellenic's international itineraries attract guests and staff from
across the globe, resulting in a uniquely cosmopolitan onboard atmosphere.
A setting especially welcoming for the host of entertaining cultural specialists
whose stories will enthral and delight as they reveal answers to questions
of instinctive curiosity.
Gourmet
The innovative Viking Cooking School Aboard Swan Hellenic entertains
and educates with a broad curriculum of tantalising culinary events including
inspiring demonstrations and dynamic cooking competitions. Then head ashore
to cook alongside world-renowned chefs at prestigious Relais & Châteaux - Relais
Gourmand boutique restaurants. Select the freshest ingredients needed to
create Valencian paella, discover nouvelle twists on traditional Chinese
dishes, or learn the time-honoured secrets of Vietnamese clay pot cooking.
Specialised outings include such unforgettable experiences as an exotic
Omani feast served traditionally under Arabic tents.
Swan Hellenic's Culinary Arts Voyages highlight the passion and talents
of renowned international guest chefs, whilst guests aboard Wine Series
Voyages will savour every moment of wine tastings surrounded by lush vineyards
followed by private tours of world-class wine cellars from Bordeaux, France
to Brisbane, Australia and Montevideo, Uruguay.
History
Excursions to Egypt's pyramids. Spain's Alhambra. Pompeii.
The lost cities of Machu Picchu and Chichén Itzá. The ancient
ruins of Ephesus, Cyrene, Palmyra and Leptis Magna.
Swan Hellenic's destination specialists are experts at sparking your
curiosity with legends and lore, fact and fiction, and mysteries still
unsolved by time and technology. Their stories will place you in the shoes
of the early explorers, then lead you ashore to discover for yourself the
lasting treasures of our world's great civilisations. Revealing lesser-known
details surrounding important sites from Vatican City to the Berlin Wall,
our guest speakers' tales are enhanced by their own intriguing personal
experiences.
Nature Lovers
Aboard Swan Hellenic's smaller ships, discover amazing landscapes and
remarkable species of wildlife in remote corners of the world. Stark and
silent Antarctic icebergs. Misty green Norwegian fjords. Wild Amazonian
rainforests. Australia's vast Outback. Impossibly blue Chilean glaciers.
Delight in personal encounters with elephants in Colombo, Madagascar lemurs,
and penguins in Argentina. Unique and up-close experiences that are simply
one-of-a-kind. Simply Swan Hellenic.
Intimately sized ships also mean intimate settings for small groups to
examine the work of ecologists, environmentalists, and special lifestyle
naturalists.
World
Observer
Ever changing. Always fascinating. Our world is shaped by
complex and often contrasting cultures, religions and political affairs.
Stay informed with complimentary satellite world news delivered daily to
your suite, and consider destination focused current events and their varied
historical influences through the watchful eyes of noted international
authorities.
